I saw
Elliott and Nancy sitting together on a park bench. They were cousins. Elliott
did most of the talking, and he was a character. He was spitting mad at the
government, and the shutdown.

Elliott is a veteran, and gets benefits that
pay his schooling. He is currently enrolled at a local college, working on a
degree in substance abuse behavior, but his benefits were on hold because of
the shutdown. Unsolicited, he pulled out a government letter and held it to my
face. It stated that he was to receive about $1,500/month. But checks were not
forthcoming.

Now, the character part: Usually I crop off
the top of the head to bring more attention to the eyes. In this case, I wanted
to leave the hat so that you could read it. Try. It’s not easy, but if you
sound it phonetically, you’ll get it.